Mundleville Covered Bridge Remains 1919 - 2001One of New Brunswick's historic Covered Bridges burned to the ground in the wee hours of Sunday, February 25th, 2001. The unfortunate bridge was the St. Nicholas or Mundleville bridge that used to span the St. Nicholas River. The 82 year old one lane bridge was built in 1919, 503 feet in length featuring 3 spans and was located about 8 kilometre's west of Rexton on route 510. Police are still trying to determine the cause of the fire which totally destroyed the fifth longest bridge in the world, the second longest in New Brunswick after Hartland. It had undergone some renovations only about three years ago on one side. Electrical cables were running under the bridge and in the rafters which provided lighting inside the structure. Its not known yet whether the fire was from arson or electrical although early indications are pointing to an electrical fire. It was neighbor Mary Ellen Murphy at 4:20 am who called 911 to report the fire sunday morning. The Rexton Fire Dept. respond as fast as they could but it was too late. There was little they could do as the fire was well under way before they even arrived on scene. The fire was reportedly first seen coming from the rafters. The where or why the fire started may never be known. No photos are known to exist of the fire.
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